The first person you need to call when you are involved in a car accident is probably your car accident lawyer, to help clarify a few issues. But once that is done, you might want to get in touch with your insurer. It is the time to lay claims on what you have been paying for months.

Credit crunch, housing crisis, foreclosure and inflation are all terms that we are becoming intimately familiar with. If you have not experienced the meaning of these terms personally, you may still know someone who is struggling with them. All of this uncertainty along with the rising cost of food, fuel and virtually everything else has prompted many to look for ways that they can save.

Paycheck advances could be just such a complication, if you default on an advance often you are turned in to a company called Teletrack. Getting listed to Teletrack is a lot similar to being told that you possess awful credit, to the paycheck loan businesses you are considered a risk and many will not loan cash to you with this notation.

When the economy is not as robust as it used to be 10 years ago, some analyst's will try to predict and analyze the housing market situation. Financial companies are one of the largest culprits for ou

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Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced that it will cover the transition care services of Napervilles Almost Home Kids (formerly CoACH Care Center) for its members the first insurance company in Illinois to do so (see also Aetna).

The staff of Almost Home Kids trains parents whose critically ill children hav

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario on Thursday outlined the reasons behind his intent to turn down the proposed merger of health insurers Independence Blue Cross and Highmark.

Ario was set to render his decision on the proposal on Jan. 27. On Wednesday, that became moot after the two i

Highmark Inc. processed $20 billion in Medicare claims in 2008 and intends to pay down $54 million in debt principal in 2009, according to an annual financial report released yesterday by the nonprofit insurer.

Quick quiz. In what category does Texas lead all other states?

If college football comes to mind, then guess again. The correct answer is the percentage of uninsured children. Texas is No. 1 in the nation with 1.5 million children — 22 percent of all kids — who lack health insurance.

As we gradually move into spring, more and more of us are starting to discuss where we'd like to spend our holidays this year. The current economic climate has certainly had an effect on where and wh

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Whether you've been hit hard by the recession or not, kids and families may be reeling from the effects of the troubled times without a frame of reference for how tough it is out there. Arun Abey, fo

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In 2008, credit and debit card fraud cost the banking industry £609.9 million - an increase of 14% from 2007, according to payments group Apacs. How does credit card fraud happen? Credit card f

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If you’re part of that wave, here’s an important item for the to-do list: make sure your child has the right kind of health insurance.
The task used to be fairly straightforward. Most group health plans have traditionally allowed dependent children to stay on a parent’s policy until the age of 23 o

If you've ever tried to get a large piece of furniture into the back of a family car, you'll know how restrictive hatchbacks and even estate cars can be. Despite a myriad of design features that invol

For many years, the image of ‘White Van Man' has haunted the highways and byways of Britain. The looming presence of a white van in your rear view mirror suggested that the driver was likely to

In February, those with their eye on the UK housing market would have noticed the confusing and conflicting data given by two of the leading house price indices, Halifax HPI and Nationwide HPI. At th

Have you done all you can to settle your debts, but do not have enough income to cover all the debts? Maybe you lost your job, like 90% of the most other individuals who file for bankruptcy. The cre